Plural of filcher; multiple people who steal small items in a sneaky way.
Plural form of 'filcher,' derived from 'filch' with the agent suffix '-er.' The form has been in use since at least the 1600s.
Medieval and Renaissance records show that filchers were such a common problem that towns hired special officers just to catch them—they were organized bands of petty criminals, almost like a separate class of worker.
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